You may not be able to tell in some places, but we're right in the middle of winter. If you need a reminder beyond your window, this peacefully white home screen will make you feel winter's chill. »2/26/15 5:00pm Thursday 5:00pm

The most elegant designs are the ones that can convey the most information in the simplest ways. Today's home screen features a clock, battery meter, and several popup launcher categories in a single circle. »2/05/15 5:00pm 2/05/15 5:00pm

Reader Saifali's desktop looks like something out of a pixelated fantasy game, and we love it. Part wallpaper and a few useful widgets, it's also easy to set up. Here's how he did it. »2/04/15 5:00pm 2/04/15 5:00pm

While South Park may have been ahead of the curve with designs made of colored paper, the rest of the world has started to catch up. Today's design features a modern, flat look with high contrast colors and plenty of shadows. »1/29/15 5:00pm 1/29/15 5:00pm

There's something to be said for simplicity. Today's design sticks to a gray scale palette, but still manages to include plenty of information with a layout that conveys some depth. »1/15/15 5:00pm 1/15/15 5:00pm

Reader Jayesh wanted a desktop that was playful, but also helped him get things done, so he took his love of Limbo (the game, not the the theological concept) and put together this desktop, symbolizing the struggle to get things done while simultaneously putting all his tools at his fingertips. »1/14/15 5:00pm 1/14/15 5:00pm

Widgets are useful for getting quick information without opening an app. This design skips the icons entirely and gives you the info you need in a dark, old-timey home screen. »1/08/15 5:00pm 1/08/15 5:00pm

Flickr user LostWatson's desktop is surreal and beautiful, but well organized, too. A simple launcher on the side offers access to his applications, and the rest is neat and clear. Here's what he used to set it all up.»1/07/15 5:00pm 1/07/15 5:00pm

Ask any Windows Phone user and they'll tell you that square tiles are a great way to launch apps. But have you ever considered how much better they'd be at a 45 degree angle? Yes, today's home screen is just that wacky. »12/11/14 5:00pm 12/11/14 5:00pm

It may look like just a wallpaper, but reader DeviousDog put some work into making sure that it had just the right tools at hand and that all of the tempting distractions of her computer were far away while she was trying to work or study. Here's how you can do the same thing.»11/26/14 5:00pm 11/26/14 5:00pm

Anyone who's ever walked the streets of New York City has felt the movement and energy of the city. Today's home screen aims to capture a bit of that with some stark contrast and intense angles. »11/20/14 5:00pm 11/20/14 5:00pm

Flickr user Yusuf is feeling the chill, and so are we after looking at this desktop. If you like the look as much as we do, here are the tools you'll need to set it up on your computer. »11/19/14 5:00pm 11/19/14 5:00pm

It couldn't hurt to get outside once in a while, right? Well, maybe tomorrow. Today, you can try out this home screen design, called "Wilderness" which features small, information-dense widgets surrounded by open, airy images of the great outdoors. »11/13/14 5:00pm 11/13/14 5:00pm

Reader Brisngr loves the natural beauty of Nepal, and combined it with OS X Yosemite and a few Übersicht widgets to make a good-looking, functional desktop that's inspiring and informative. Here's how you can set it all up, too.»11/12/14 5:00pm 11/12/14 5:00pm

For a simple look, My Color Screen user Avinash Barua created this design which features Dashclock-like widgets, peppered with large, eye-catching circles to denote important information or start common tasks. »11/06/14 5:00pm 11/06/14 5:00pm